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peach melba

peach Mel·ba
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peech mel-buh]
    • /pitʃ ˈmɛl bə/
    • /piːtʃ ˈmel.bə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peech mel-buh]
    • /pitʃ ˈmɛl bə/

Definitions of peach melba words

  • noun peach melba a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce. 1
  • noun peach melba a dessert made of halved peaches, vanilla ice cream, and Melba sauce 0

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Origin of peach melba

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Peach melba

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

peach melba popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

peach melba usage trend in Literature

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